Direct Drive Rotary Spits Ink Out Tip

[mattcicada]

thanks for the heads up!

[peter clements]

I have one of Roy's machines and they are beautifully made. Setting them up is not so straightforward ,you have to put a big bend in the needlebar and then you'll need like five bands doubled over to stabilise the bar I've also used two Orings at 16mm id which looks neater on the machine.The frame on my machine already has two notches machined into the edges which stop the Orings sliding down.With fiddling this is what works albeit tedious,however I have some Needlerunners on order and hopefully they will put an end to this game.

[Administrator]

Do you have a photo of the set up with the o-rings? just for reference.

[peter clements]

Do you have a photo of the set up with the o-rings? just for reference.

I'll set it up tomorrow and take some pics.

[peter clements]

Do you have a photo of the set up with the o-rings? just for reference.

Here's some pics.............................



In the top photo you can see how severely you bend the bar ,in the other pictures you see the machine set up with Orings.You have to keep fiddling until the needle group can go back and forth with no upward or sideward waver.

[slicksteel]

tooo much hassssssleeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssss!!! althoe they are lovely machines!!

[mattcicada]

thanks guys for all the help!

[Administrator]

Will order some tonight. should really make a video with trying it with a few different machines , and tubes also need to make a will it autoclave video, ha!

[Dan Kubin]

I would be concerned that needle runners on a direct drive would lessen the positive effects...and the reason I use direct drives in the first place.
what I like is the "bite" I get from the needle oscillating in contrast to the "rubbing" effect I get with other rotaries. -granted, I use my swiss knockoff for b/g...but for color or lines, that oscillation really helps.
could the needle be spitting because the needle isn't centered front to back properly?
I really don't remember if I have gotten any spitting on my direct drive rotaries in a while, and I use really light tension on my elastics.

[slicksteel]

That Roy machine was made for dotwork - were you let the needle jig around to git a random stiple effect.Was not desighned for anything else.
U use a oversize round tip with a extra supertight 3 or a single